Medicare Support Group

"Health Implications of Caregiving" Satellite Broadcast "

Caring for a loved one? Learn about the impact caregiving is having on your health. Learn simple tips to preserve your health while caring for a loved one. Hear about programs specifically developed to support you.

When: June 25, 2008, 1:00–2:30 p.m. (Eastern Time)

Registration: http://www.blsmeetings.net/caregivers

Sponsors: Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services and the Department of Health and Human Services New Freedom Initiative Subcommittee on Caregiving

Program: The presentations and discussion following will provide caregivers and caregiver agencies/organizations information on how caregiving impacts health. It will provide tips on self-care, approaches taken by several organizations to support family caregivers and innovative programs that help caregivers take care of their own health.

Panelists: National Alliance for Caregiving, University of Pittsburgh, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, United Hospital Fund, Prince George’s County Health Department (MD), New Jersey Statewide Parent Advocacy Network, University of Wisconsin Cooperative Extension, Department of Veterans Affairs, University of Alabama

Target Audiences: Family caregivers, caregiver coalitions, service providers, disease-specific organizations, Area Agencies on Aging, State Units on Aging, Departments of Health, social workers, geriatric case managers, senior centers, Tribal Organizations, aging advocacy groups, State Health Insurance Assistance Programs, hospitals, nursing homes, hospices, discharge nurses, research organizations, financial planners, and others with interest in helping family caregivers.
Posted on 06/19/08, 07:06 pm